As the next stage in Pye's expansion programme in April 1961, they launched the evocative black and red Piccadilly label, with its yellow logo, having initially been conceived as an outlet for third party licensing. However, although Piccadilly would in time go on to register big hits and build a reputation for their vast, quirky array of artists and repertoire, they got off to a surprisingly slow start. But over the ensuing months Piccadilly's output gradually picked up, their releases covering a variety of musical genres among a plethora of mainstream Pop hopefuls. Joe Brown finally cracked it big in the Summer of '62 with the chart-topping 'A Picture Of You', written by two of his Bruvvers, John Beveridge and Pete Oakman, when it reached No.1 in every published chart.

Doris Day came to prominence in the immediate post WWII years but unlike other girls at the time she managed to combine a recording and screen career which was to catapult her to domestic and then worldwide success. This essential collection reflects why and is a must-have in every household.

Just about the ultimate cult artist, Bobby Charles was a genuine one-off - a fabulous songwriter and a great singer, who actively avoided pursuing either commercial success or even a regular recording career. This compilation anthologises his 1950s recordings, comprising the tracks that he recorded for Chess Records between 1956-57, including his original version of 'See You Later Alligator', plus the almost unfeasibly rare half-dozen singles he cut for Imperial in 1958-59, which have never previously been re-released

4 complete early sixties albums plus bonus tracks. - CD1 features two complete original Ray Conniff Singers & Orchestra albums plus five bonus tracks from around the same period. CD2 features two complete original Ray Conniff Orchestra And Chorus albums with three bonus tracks. Ray was one of the few commercially successful musical geniuses of our time, he was the first artist to use voices and vocal arranging as part of the instrumentation.

Of the record companies featured in RHGB's "Great British Record Labels" series, TRIUMPH were by far the smallest, and most shortlived. Active for merely ten months, they released just fourteen singles and an EP, registering one major Top 10 hit and a couple of lower chart entries. Yet they remain perhaps the most interesting and collectable British record label of the era, due to their catalytic role in the career of indie producer Robert George 'Joe' Meek, the man whose initials famously prefixed their catalogue numbers. Ironically, of course, Meek didn't produce all the label's output, as his involvement with Triumph only lasted around six months. But when he left, he took with him the bulk of their artists plus the master tapes of a plethora of unissued recordings which had been destined for the label, the knock-on effect of which was to create an almost mythical "what might have been" aura around Triumph, which has continued to expand over the ensuing decades. This unique compilation brings these recordings together for the very first time. Disc One features the singles released during 1960, plus extracts from the I Hear A New World EP, introduced by Meek himself; Disc Two comprises sides originally recorded for Triumph, but ultimately either left on the shelf or issued on other labels, further down the line (NB: it is not possible to tell the Triumph story in detail here due to restrictions of space; for a fuller history, including release information, please visit our website: www.RockHistory.co.uk)

50 Boogie Woogie Ragtime Hits & Favourites. Pianist Winifred Atwell is most successful female instrumentalist of all time in Britain. Gathered together here are hits and her much loved medleys from the 1950s.